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Earth Science 54 2641 2405 165 160 209 14051

Weijian Zhou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Weijian Zhou between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Weijian Zhou published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2024. 69 of the 332 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2024. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 35 publications 2025: 34 publications
1989 2025

332 publications in total across all disciplines

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Weijian Zhou: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 0
1996 2
1997 4
1998 0
1999 5
2000 5
2001 3
2002 2
2003 3
2004 1
2005 2
2006 4
2007 7
2008 1
2009 6
2010 9
2011 11
2012 6
2013 7
2014 19
2015 9
2016 17
2017 13
2018 15
2019 18
2020 26
2021 15
2022 25
2023 23
2024 35
2025 34
Total 332
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Weijian Zhou publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Weijian Zhou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 208–217 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 209 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292 209
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Weijian Zhou D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Weijian Zhou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163 54
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Weijian Zhou is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research spans multiple fields, focusing primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Within these broader fields, their work covers subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Geophysics, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's research topics are diverse and include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Weijian Zhou has contributed to various publication venues. The most frequent are:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Radiocarbon

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Zhou are:

  • "Soil moisture decline in China's monsoon loess critical zone: More a result of land-use conversion than climate change" (2024), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Extreme weather events recorded by daily to hourly resolution biogeochemical proxies of marine giant clam shells" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Asian inland wildfires driven by glacial-interglacial climate change" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Global warming-induced Asian hydrological climate transition across the Miocene-Pliocene boundary" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Two-stage mid-Brunhes climate transition and mid-Pleistocene human diversification" (2020), published in Earth-Science Reviews

Weijian Zhou frequently collaborates with multiple researchers. Common co-authors include Peng Cheng, Yunchong Fu, Zhisheng An, Hua Du, and Xuefeng Lu.

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, notably with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) eBooks, where they published a work titled "Taking stock of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS): An analysis of global NBS submissions to the United Nations Climate Action Summit in September 2019" in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Persistent sulfate formation from London Fog to Chinese haze

    Gehui Wang;Gehui Wang;Gehui Wang;Renyi Zhang;Renyi Zhang;Mario E. Gomez;Mario E. Gomez;Lingxiao Yang;Lingxiao Yang

  • Severe haze in northern China: A synergy of anthropogenic emissions and atmospheric processes.

    Zhisheng An;Ru-Jin Huang;Renyi Zhang;Xuexi Tie

  • Interplay between the Westerlies and Asian monsoon recorded in Lake Qinghai sediments since 32 ka

    Zhisheng An;Zhisheng An;Steven M. Colman;Weijian Zhou;Xiaoqiang Li

  • A Database and Synthesis of Northern Peatland Soil Properties and Holocene Carbon and Nitrogen Accumulation

    Julie Loisel;Zicheng Yu;David W. Beilman;Philip Camill

  • Glacial-Interglacial Indian Summer Monsoon Dynamics

    An Zhisheng;An Zhisheng;Steven C. Clemens;Ji Shen;Xiaoke Qiang

  • New eolian red clay sequence on the western Chinese Loess Plateau linked to onset of Asian desertification about 25 Ma ago

    Xiaoke Qiang;Zhisheng An;Yougui Song;Hong Chang

  • Variability of stalagmite-inferred Indian monsoon precipitation over the past 252,000 y

    Yanjun Cai;Yanjun Cai;Inez Y. Fung;R. Lawrence Edwards;Zhisheng An

  • A 550,000-year record of East Asian monsoon rainfall from 10Be in loess

    J. Warren Beck;Weijian Zhou;Cheng Li;Zhenkun Wu;Zhenkun Wu

  • High-resolution evidence from southern China of an early Holocene optimum and a mid-Holocene dry event during the past 18,000 years

    Weijian Zhou;Xuefeng Yu;A.J. Timothy Jull;G. Burr

  • Reconstruction of late glacial and Holocene climate evolution in southern China from geolipids and pollen in the Dingnan peat sequence

    Weijian Zhou;Weijian Zhou;Shucheng Xie;Philip A. Meyers;Yanhong Zheng

  • Northward extent of East Asian monsoon covaries with intensity on orbital and millennial timescales.

    Yonaton Goldsmith;Wallace S. Broecker;Hai Xu;Pratigya J. Polissar

  • Lipid biomarkers in the Zoigê-Hongyuan peat deposit: Indicators of Holocene climate changes in West China

    Yanhong Zheng;Weijian Zhou;Philip A. Meyers;Shucheng Xie

  • Iodine-129 in Seawater Offshore Fukushima: distribution, inorganic speciation, sources, and budget.

    Xiaolin Hou;Pavel P. Povinec;Luyuan Zhang;Keliang Shi

  • Diverse manifestations of the mid-Pleistocene climate transition.

    Youbin Sun;Qiuzhen Yin;Michel Crucifix;Steven C. Clemens

  • Postglacial climate-change record in biomarker lipid compositions of the Hani peat sequence, Northeastern China

    Weijian Zhou;Yanhong Zheng;Yanhong Zheng;Philip A. Meyers;A.J. Timothy Jull

  • Dynamics of the intertropical convergence zone over the western Pacific during the Little Ice Age

    Hong Yan;Wei Wei;Willie Soon;Zhisheng An

  • Recent enhancement of central Pacific El Niño variability relative to last eight centuries.

    Yu Liu;Kim M. Cobb;Huiming Song;Qiang Li

  • Peat record reflecting Holocene climatic change in the Zoigê Plateau and AMS radiocarbon dating

    Weijian Zhou;Xuefeng Lu;Zhengkun Wu;Lin Deng

  • 800-kyr land temperature variations modulated by vegetation changes on Chinese Loess Plateau

    Hongxuan Lu;Weiguo Liu;Weiguo Liu;Hong Yang;Huanye Wang;Huanye Wang

  • Atmospheric 14C/12C changes during the last glacial period from Hulu Cave.

    Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;John Southon;Katsumi Matsumoto

  • Recent anthropogenic curtailing of Yellow River runoff and sediment load is unprecedented over the past 500 y

    Yu Liu;Yu Liu;Huiming Song;Huiming Song;Zhisheng An;Zhisheng An;Changfeng Sun

  • Hydrogen isotopic ratios of plant wax n-alkanes in a peat bog deposited in northeast China during the last 16 kyr

    Osamu Seki;Philip A. Meyers;Kimitaka Kawamura;Yanhong Zheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhisheng An
Zhisheng An Chinese Academy of Sciences
George S. Burr
George S. Burr National Taiwan University
Junji Cao
Junji Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
A. J. T. Jull
A. J. T. Jull University of Arizona
Weiguo Liu
Weiguo Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hong Yan
Hong Yan City University of Hong Kong
Douglas J. Donahue
Douglas J. Donahue University of Arizona
Philip A. Meyers
Philip A. Meyers University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Youbin Sun
Youbin Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunqiang Wang
Yunqiang Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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